The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-04
RIGHTS OF THE SMACKS.
ANOTHER BATCH OF FISHERY
CORRESPONDENCE.
Canada's Piscatorial Minister Armed

CanaQa'S f1SC1UOrlal Minister Armed
With Bulky Volume on the Sub
ject of Conteution--Se Secretary Bay
ards Proposals for Arriving at q
Settlement of the Vexed Question.
OTTAWA, ONT, May 3.-The Minister of
Fisheries brought down the fishery CORE
spondence this afternoon. 1t is q bulky vol
ume. Much of the correspondence has al
ready appeared and it is only the later dis
patches which are of public interest, Fol
lowing the recent negotiations for a settle
ment of the difficulties, it appears that on
Dec. last, Mr.. Phelps United States Min
ister at London, transmitted to the imperial
government copy OF an outline for the pro-
posed ad interim arrangement between the
two governments on this subject, which had
been prepared by Secretary Bayard.
A MIXED CoatMIssIoN PROPOSED.
After reciting the differences which had
arisen In regard to the treaty of 1918 Secre-
tary Bayard proposed q mixed commission
for the following purposes: 1. TO agree
upon and establish, by societies of lines
limits which shall separate the exclusive
from the common right of fishing on the
coast and in the adjacent water of the
British North American colonies, in con-
formity WIN the first article of the conven-
| tion of 1918, except that bays and harbors
| from which American fishermen are in the
future to be excluded, save for purposes
| for which entrance into bays
| is permitted by said article, are
| hereby agreed to be taken to be such bays
and harbors as are ten or less than ten miles
| in width, and a distance of three miles from
| such bays and harbors shall be measured
| from straight line drawn across the bay,
in the part nearest the entrance, at the first
point where the width does not exceed ten
miles, said lines to be regularly numbered
and also clearly marked on charts prepared
| in duplicate for the purpose.
| FIXING REGULATIONS.
g To agree upon and establish such
| regulations as may be necessary and proper
to secure to fishermen of the United States
the privilege of entering bays and harbors
| for the purpose of shelter and of repairing
damages therein, of purchasing wood and of
obtaining water, and to establish restric-
tions to prevent abuse of the privileges re-
| served to fishermen of the United States.
| 3. To agree upon and recommend the pen
alties to be adjudged and such proceedings
and jurisdiction as may be necessary to Sc
cure speedy trial and Judgment for viola
tors of the rights and transgressions of the
! limits and restrictions which may be adopted.
AN AID INTERIM TRUCE
| u utllIlllC hilBSilicub bu01O WdS
to be an abstention from seizing United
| States fishing vessels unless found within
| three miles of the Canadian coast Secre-
tary Bayard further proposed that each
| country should each send a national vessel
| to the Gulf to superintend the fisheries. IL
is also suggested that fishing vessels of the
United States are to have in Canadian ports
the same privileges as other vessels
of the United States, including purchase
! of bait and other supplies; the
release of all United States fishing vessels
now under seizure and TO refund all fines.
| A copy of this dispatch was forwarded to
| Canada, and under date of Dec. % Lord
Iansdowne forwarded the reply Of the
Canadian government with regard to the
first article
SURRENDER INVOLVED.
| 1t says this reservation involves the sur
render of the exclusive right of fishing in
bays which have hitherto been regarded as
beyond all question within the terri
torial waters of Canada, such, for
instance, as the right of fisheries in
the inner waters of Bayou des Chaleurs at
points forty or fifty miles from its mouth,
which, roughly speaking, may be less than
twenty miles wide at its opening. Article 2
prejudices in favor of the United States
one Of the most important of the points
which have been in dispute by deciding adj
versely to Canada the construction which
is to be placed upon the imperial and Cana
dian statutes, the proper Interpretation of
| which is at this moment the subject of lIti-
| cation before the Canadian court. Article
5 was objected to as likely to lead to frus-
trating the ends of justice.
DECLARED PREJUDIcLAL.
Article prejudices in favor of the United
States an important question which has
arisen as to the commercial privileges to
| which United States fishing vessels are enti-
tied while in Canada waters. The history
of the negotiations which preceded the con
vention of 1918 makes it perfectly clear that
the purchase of bait was not one of the
purposes for which it was intended that
United States fishing vessels should have
the right Of entering Canadian waters. Soc
retary Bayard's proposals amount To this:
| that the government of Canada is to submit
its conduct in the past and its rights in the
future to the arbitrament OF a commission.
REMUNERATION INVOLVED.
Such an admission would involve public
remuneration of substantial and valuable
rights and privileges for all time without
any sort OF equivalent and without any
compensation. | trust her majesty's gov
el1unent will discourage the United States
from pressing these proposals in their pre-
sent shape, and viii avoid any action which
might induce a belief that the offer en-
boiled in them Is ono which deserves a
favorable reception at the hands Of the Do
minion government.
EEGLAgD's SUGGESTION.
Tho answer 10 this came in the form Of n
telegram for Sir Henry Holland under date
OF Feb. y, lSS7 as follows ''Nour dis
petch of Dec IS has been carefully con
sidercd by her majesty's government, who
will communicate with the United States in
general accordance with the views OF your
Minister. There are, however, one or two
points on which further communication will
be made 10 you. Her majesty's government
feel it right TO intimate 10 you whilo en-
deayoring to bring about an ad interim mr.
rangement that they are disposed 10 think
that the best solution of the difficulties
might be found If both parties would agree
to revert the condition Of things existing
under tho treaties Of Washington, fisheries
being again thrown reciprocnlly open, and
fish and fish products being again recipro-
cally admitted duty free.
"rhis arrangement, IL not permanent, is TO
snhsist at least for a term, so as TO admit OF
discussion. They think, however, tdAt IL
would bo clearly 60 the interest Of the Do
minion TO offer this arrangement without
any suggestion"
CANADA AGREEABLE.
To this Lord Iansdowne answered under
date bf Fob. 21:
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